Clackamas has gone 9-0 against Gresham recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Clackamas Cavaliers will look to defend their home field against the Gresham Gophers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clackamas has three straight victories, Gresham has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Clackamas was fully in charge, breezing past David Douglas 35-6 on the road. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Scots are ranked 116th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a win for Gresham just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Nelson, falling 48-13. The Gophers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-0.
Clackamas has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Gresham, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went Clackamas' way against Gresham in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Clackamas made off with a 38-12 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gresham's Liam Arnold, who threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Clackamas still be able to contain Arnold? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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